Jerry Bresler motion picture scripts, 1944-1963

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Summary

Creators:
Bresler, Jerry
Abstract:
Jerry Bresler was a songwriter and a producer. The collection consists of motion picture scripts and a small amount of sheet music that appears to be related to his career.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jerry Bresler motion picture scripts (Collection Number PASC 229). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of motion picture scripts related to the career of producer Jerry Bresler. Among the 20-plus scripts are An Act of Murder, Another Part of the Forest, Casino Royale, Diamond Head , Gidget Goes Hawaiian, and The Vikings. Also included in the collection are a small collection of snapshots and a small amount of sheet music. Notably missing from the collection are scripts from his academy winning short subject films, Heavenly Music and Stairway to Light.

Biographical / historical:

Jerome Bresler was born April 13, 1908 in Denver, Colorado. He started his career as a production supervisor, working for small companies, but would eventually start his own independent company. He joined MGM as a unit manager in the late 1930s working on the Dr. Kildare series and other films. After winning Academy Awards for the short subject films Heavenly Music and Stairway to Light, he went on to produce feature films. Among his film credits are After Dark, Bewitched, Casino Royale, Major Dundee, and The Vikings. He died August 23, 1977 in Los Angeles, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1977.
Processing information:

Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Julie Graham, 2008.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by project title.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jerry Bresler motion picture scripts (Collection Number PASC 229). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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